About Lost City Arts
Established in 1982 by owner James Elkind, Lost City Arts is recognized as a leading source of 20th century design and fine arts. The gallery specializes in collections of post-war American craft furniture with an emphasis on works by Harry Bertoia.
Featured Pieces
Leza McVey Stoneware Vessel with Stopper, USA 1955
By Leza McVey
Located in New York, NY
Ahead of her time, McVey hand-built large-scale, biomorphic forms. Many were characteristically bottle-shaped with a ‘stopper’ in the opening. Her work was to help pave the way for m...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Harry Bertoia Spray Sculpture with Rare Flat Rounded Ends, USA 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Harry Bertoia's spray sculptures are one of his most identifiable forms and this one has the additional appeal of the flat rounded bronze ends rarely found on the spray sculptures.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Brutalist Gilt Floral Table with Glass Top in the Manner of Seandel or Jere
By Curtis Jere
Located in New York, NY
Based on a midcentury design this table was most likely originally produced by Silas Seandel or Curtis Jere. This model had three independent bases that combine together to make a 45...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Steel
Harry Bertoia Stainless Steel & Gypsum Bundled Wire Form Sculpture, USA 1960
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Imaginative work by Harry Bertoia featuring stainless steel wires bundled together. The wire bundles are set into a block of gypsum at top and bottom. A very unusual form with rarely...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Armless Re-upholstered Wood Framed Lounge Chairs, Sweden 1950s
Located in New York, NY
A lovely casual armless lounge chair reupholstered in a very attractive fabric. Only one of the two pictured are available.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Elegant Modern Chaise Lounge by Lost City Arts
Located in New York, NY
This lounge is a dynamic and ultra-modern interpretation of a Classic fainting lounge. The long, deeply channelled cushioning, perfectly contours the body. This is a production piece...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Textile, Wood
Harry Bertoia Framed Monoprint on Rice Paper, USA 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Bertoia created hundreds if not thousands of one of a kind monoprints in his career, often as working drawings for his sculpture works. He employed a variety of techniques to arrive ...
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Prints
Materials
Paper
George Nakashima Conoid Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Leather Cushions, USA 1989
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
A rare Conoid lounge chair and ottoman from the Birkhill collection. The cushions are upholstered in brown leather elevating the beauty of this outstanding example of Nakashima's work.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
George Nakashima American Black Walnut Turned Leg Slab Bench, USA, 1960s
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
Another of George Nakashima's simple but brilliant early designs. Solid and sturdy this slab bench could function in a variety of settings including as a coffee table.
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Benches
Materials
Walnut
Harry Bertoia Bush Form Patinated Copper and Bronze Sculpture, USA 1968
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
The bush sculptures Harry Bertoia created vary in size density and complexity and this sculpture is an example of one of the more complex and interesting forms. The sculpture has two...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Harry Bertoia Patinated Bronze Bush Sculpture, USA, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary example of Bertoia's greatly desired bush form. Its size and irregular form make this a rare opportunity to acquire an important work by Harry Bertoia.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
George Nakashima Black Walnut Free Edge Two-Tier End Tables, USA, 1950s
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
An unusually versatile pair of Nakashima tables. The second tier is free to be repositioned on the tabletop.
Category
Vintage 1950s American End Tables
Materials
Walnut
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